Yearn- to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted.

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Sakura hated moving. As Shikamaru would say, moving is "troublesome."

Her first move had been from her mother's house. Ino had moved out of her parents' home the same week, and it may have been odd for that to be the motivator for her move, but Sakura was never one to be outdone. Becoming independent before Ino had been important to her. It was a difficult transition and she wondered how Naruto had been able to stand living alone for so long. In fact, she found herself away from her home more often than she was in it because of the lonely feeling she had while living there.

Gradually she did become accustomed to it, and even began to like it a little. It was a place to get away from it all, and just relax. That is, until she ruined it.

The transition to Naruto's apartment was even more awkward, but probably the best moving decision she's ever made. There had been less stuff to pack (considering most of it was ruined by the water damage) and Naruto was a great roommate. He was an even greater boyfriend. She couldn't imagine living with anyone else, or ever living alone again.

Her theory was proven correct when she moved out of Naruto's apartment temporarily during the fight. Sai was a good friend, and his apartment was orderly and neat how she'd always kept her own, but it wasn't the same. It felt empty, and she almost thought it would be better to move in with her parents again.

Luckily she'd been persuaded to move back in with Naruto. It hadn't taken long to get used to that again, and somehow her relationship with Naruto had gotten stronger than before.

It wasn't until yesterday, that they found an issue with Naruto's apartment.

"I have to shower. Kiba and Akamaru used that dynamic marking thing on me today and I am not going to be covered in…that, all day!" Naruto screamed.

"Dobe, you aren't the only one who has been training. It's my turn to use the bathroom anyways." Sasuke replied, crossing his arms.

Sakura glared, slamming her hand against the sink.

"Yeah well you are both wrong. I'm not finished brushing my teeth and this bathroom is extremely cramped right now! Get out!"

It wasn't the first time they'd all had disagreements because of space. Of course, that wasn't the only issue. She liked things clean and at least a little organized. Naruto on the other hand didn't like to clean and just threw things everywhere. It was something she had come to accept, and she didn't mind picking up after him a little.

Sasuke on the other hand was too much. He was by no means as dirty as Naruto, but he left his own share of messes.

The confrontations hadn't gone so well. She'd basically told Sasuke if he didn't want to clean up after himself he could leave. The apartment had belonged to both her and Naruto first after all. Sasuke was only living there to avoid going to his own home.

His own, empty home.

It was when that thought hit her that she stopped fighting and she'd remembered her first weeks in her very first apartment. If Sasuke felt anywhere near the same, then she could understand why he was in no hurry to go home.

Alone that is.

That is what led them to today. The three of them were moving into the Uchiha Manor together. It was a much larger home, with plenty of space for them all, and more than one bathroom. It hadn't been entirely her suggestion, but Sasuke's restrictions mandated he be watched at all times for the duration of at least a year. That meant it was either they go with him and try to enjoy the much nicer home, or someone else he was uncomfortable with live with him. At first, Sakura was a little worried about living in a place with so many haunting memories, but she wasn't going alone. None of them would be alone.

"I've been living in that apartment so long; it feels weird coming home to somewhere else." Naruto murmured, staring at the house that had belonged to Sasuke as a child. "Do you think we are making the right decision?"

"The best decisions are usually the hardest." Sakura replied, taking hold of Naruto's hand. "I think we need this. It'll be a good change, you'll see. Besides it doesn't have to be forever and even if it is that's ok too. We can do this. We can conquer anything together."

"Really?" Naruto sighed, raising Sakura's hand to his lips. "You're truly amazing."

Sakura laughed, meeting Naruto's gaze. "What do you mean?"

"You speak so easily of change, and even going as far as to say we can conquer anything together." He held her gaze, using her hand to pull her closer to him. His free hand traced over her cheek, sliding down to her lips. "Yet you oppose the one change that would keep us together."

Sakura shivered, suddenly feeling very warm. She layed her hand on Naruto's chest, feeling his heart beat under her palm. It was steady, unlike her own erratic heartbeat.

"I'm…not sure what you mean."

Naruto smiled, leaning down to take her mouth in his. Sakura didn't even have a chance to kiss back before he pulled away, just slightly, leaving his lips barely touching her own.

"Marry me."

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One last chapter. Last chance for both letter suggestions and chapter suggestions. I received one suggestion that asked for more SakuraxNaruto time. I hope I have achieved a little of that for you in this chapter. Next chapter promises to focus only on the two of them.

Hopefully the next and final chapter will be up within a week!